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Disk Management
Disk Management
Disk Structure
Disk Scheduling
Disk Management
Swap-Space Management
Performance Issues
Disk Structure
Disk Scheduling
FCFS
SSTF
Selects the request with the minimum seek time from the
current head
position.
starvation of some
requests.
SSTF (Cont.)
SCAN
The disk arm starts at one end of the disk, and moves
cylinders
SCAN (Cont.)
C-SCAN
other.
servicing requests as it goes. When it reaches
the other end,
however, it immediately returns to the beginning
of the disk,
without servicing any requests on the return trip.
around from
the last cylinder to the first one
C-SCAN (Cont.)
heavy
load on the disk.
allocation method.
separate module of
the operating system, allowing it to be replaced with a
different algorithm if
necessary.
Disk Management
Swap-Space Management
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